Names and Attributes of God

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Why do the Sunnis reject the allegorical interpretation (ta'wil) of the verses concerning God's attributes, while they interpret allegorically verses such as, "Indeed, I am going to my Lord; He will guide me," (Qur’an 37:99) and "The Day We will gather the righteous to the Most Merciful as an honored delegation" (Qur’an 19:85)?
Is it considered breaking an oath if a husband swore not to deal with a woman, and then his female boss at work contacted him to give him the schedule?
What is the ruling on a mother saying, "The Prophet has watered you [meaning, may the Prophet quench your thirst]," and is there an issue with it? And does the word "God" take the ruling of the Most Beautiful Names of Allah, and is it permissible to burn it for fear of desecration?
How can the attributes of "Swift in Retribution" and "Forbearing" be reconciled for Allah, the Almighty?
What is the ruling on pronouncing the letter "ẓāʾ" (ظ) in "Astaghfirullah Al-Aẓīm" (أستغفر الله العظيم) as the letter "sīn" (س), and is this considered disbelief?
Is expiation obligatory for an oath I took concerning a forbidden electronic game, given that I did not have it on my device but only paid for it, and am I sinful if my brother plays it after taking it from me by force?
What is the ruling on supplicating with the words "O Swift Reliever of Distress"? And is it permissible to supplicate to Allah using names and attributes not explicitly mentioned in the religious texts if the description is accurate?
Is it considered an act of disbelief (kufr) on the part of specific individuals who deny Allah’s names and attributes, and when does this occur? Are they excused due to ignorance of the Qur’an, and when does the Qur’an become a decisive proof for which ignorance is not an excuse? What about specific individuals who claimed that the Qur’an was created?
What are the convincing and beneficial means that a student of knowledge or a preacher can use to instill faith in hardened hearts, awaken the greatness of God within them, and make them love religion, in order to achieve positive results in their call to righteousness and commitment?
Is building (by a builder) among the acts of God?
Is expiation required for every oath?
Is the questioner sinful for continuing to be called by the name "Iman" despite her knowledge of the fatwa prohibiting naming with it, her inability to officially change it, and her family's refusal to call her by another name?
Can the knowledge mentioned in the verse "And said he who had knowledge from the Scripture, 'I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you'" be attained by humans through scientific advancement, or is it a divine knowledge خاص بالله and bestowed only upon whomever He wills?
What is the ruling on saying "wa-llāhi al-ʿazīm" (By God, the Determined/Resolute) instead of "wa-llāhi al-ʿaẓīm" (By God, the Most Great), and is this statement unlawful and to be condemned?
Is it permissible for an engaged couple to address each other using terms of endearment, such as "Bassoum" and "Hassoun," instead of their original names?
Is it permissible to say that God's dominion and sovereignty are eternal and imperishable, knowing that dominion and sovereignty are among God's creations, or are they connected to God's essence?
What are the ways to be protected from the Dajjal, and what are the supplications or Quranic recitations that are beneficial for that?
Does Istikhara mean choosing the better of two good options, or does God choose for us the absolute best based on His knowledge?
Who created God?
What is the wisdom behind the occurrence of Allah's Beautiful Names in the past tense in the Holy Quran, such as: "And Allah was ever Knowing and Wise," and "And Allah was over all things competent"?
What was the Fitna of Al-Ma'mun, and what happened to Ibn Hanbal during it?
How can the love of Allah be deepened so that it is deeper than the love of parents, self, and everything in existence?
Were the Most Beautiful Names of Allah compiled and arranged in their well-known form in a Hadith Qudsi or Prophetic Hadith, or was that done by someone, and who was it, and when?
Is it true that Allah Almighty is referred to as "Tahîr" (Pure) or "Mutahhar" (Purified)?

Names and Attributes of God

Is it considered breaking an oath if a husband swore not to deal with a woman, and then his female boss at work contacted him to give him the schedule?

What is the ruling on a mother saying, "The Prophet has watered you [meaning, may the Prophet quench your thirst]," and is there an issue with it? And does the word "God" take the ruling of the Most Beautiful Names of Allah, and is it permissible to burn it for fear of desecration?

How can the attributes of "Swift in Retribution" and "Forbearing" be reconciled for Allah, the Almighty?

What is the ruling on pronouncing the letter "ẓāʾ" (ظ) in "Astaghfirullah Al-Aẓīm" (أستغفر الله العظيم) as the letter "sīn" (س), and is this considered disbelief?

Is expiation obligatory for an oath I took concerning a forbidden electronic game, given that I did not have it on my device but only paid for it, and am I sinful if my brother plays it after taking it from me by force?

What is the ruling on supplicating with the words "O Swift Reliever of Distress"? And is it permissible to supplicate to Allah using names and attributes not explicitly mentioned in the religious texts if the description is accurate?

What are the convincing and beneficial means that a student of knowledge or a preacher can use to instill faith in hardened hearts, awaken the greatness of God within them, and make them love religion, in order to achieve positive results in their call to righteousness and commitment?

Is building (by a builder) among the acts of God?

Is expiation required for every oath?

Is the questioner sinful for continuing to be called by the name "Iman" despite her knowledge of the fatwa prohibiting naming with it, her inability to officially change it, and her family's refusal to call her by another name?

Can the knowledge mentioned in the verse "And said he who had knowledge from the Scripture, 'I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you'" be attained by humans through scientific advancement, or is it a divine knowledge خاص بالله and bestowed only upon whomever He wills?

What is the ruling on saying "wa-llāhi al-ʿazīm" (By God, the Determined/Resolute) instead of "wa-llāhi al-ʿaẓīm" (By God, the Most Great), and is this statement unlawful and to be condemned?

Is it permissible for an engaged couple to address each other using terms of endearment, such as "Bassoum" and "Hassoun," instead of their original names?

Is it permissible to say that God's dominion and sovereignty are eternal and imperishable, knowing that dominion and sovereignty are among God's creations, or are they connected to God's essence?

What are the ways to be protected from the Dajjal, and what are the supplications or Quranic recitations that are beneficial for that?

Does Istikhara mean choosing the better of two good options, or does God choose for us the absolute best based on His knowledge?

Who created God?

What is the wisdom behind the occurrence of Allah's Beautiful Names in the past tense in the Holy Quran, such as: "And Allah was ever Knowing and Wise," and "And Allah was over all things competent"?

What was the Fitna of Al-Ma'mun, and what happened to Ibn Hanbal during it?

How can the love of Allah be deepened so that it is deeper than the love of parents, self, and everything in existence?

Were the Most Beautiful Names of Allah compiled and arranged in their well-known form in a Hadith Qudsi or Prophetic Hadith, or was that done by someone, and who was it, and when?

Is it true that Allah Almighty is referred to as "Tahîr" (Pure) or "Mutahhar" (Purified)?